| CEPHALOMETER | • cephalometer n. An instrument for measuring the head. • cephalometer n. A device for positioning the head, and holding it steady, for an X-ray or surgery; a cephalostat. • CEPHALOMETER n. an instrument for positioning the human head for X-ray examination in cephalometry. |
| CEPHALOMETRY | • cephalometry n. The measurement of the head, especially in order to study growth, development, and disease. • CEPHALOMETRY n. the science of measuring the head in living individuals. |
| DEPHLEGMATED | • dephlegmated v. Simple past tense and past participle of dephlegmate. • DEPHLEGMATE v. to distill something, such as alcohol. |
| DEPHLEGMATES | • dephlegmates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dephlegmate. • DEPHLEGMATE v. to distill something, such as alcohol. |
| DEPHLEGMATOR | • dephlegmator n. (Chemistry, archaic) An instrument or apparatus in which water is separated by evaporation or distillation;… • DEPHLEGMATOR n. an agent that dephlegmates. |
| EPHEMERALITY | • ephemerality n. (Uncountable) The state or condition of being ephemeral; transience. • ephemerality n. (Countable) Something that is ephemeral. • EPHEMERALITY n. the state of being ephemeral. |
| EPITHELIOMAS | • epitheliomas n. Plural of epithelioma. • EPITHELIOMA n. a tumour of the epithelium. |
| HEPATOMEGALY | • hepatomegaly n. (Pathology) An abnormal enlargement of the liver. • HEPATOMEGALY n. enlargement of the liver. |
| HYPERMUTABLE | • hypermutable adj. (Genetics) That mutates rapidly. • HYPERMUTABLE adj. excessively mutable. |
| HYPERTHERMAL | • hyperthermal adj. Of, pertaining to, or causing hyperthermia. • hyperthermal n. (Geology) Any of several brief geological periods of global warming. • HYPERTHERMAL adj. suffering from hyperthermia. |
| METALLOPHONE | • metallophone n. Any musical instrument consisting of tuned metal bars which are struck to make sound. • METALLOPHONE n. an instrument like a xylophone with metal bars, the hammers being operated by hand or by means of a keyboard. |
| METENCEPHALA | • metencephala n. Plural of metencephalon. • METENCEPHALON n. the anterior segment of the developing vertebrate hindbrain. |
| MYELOPATHIES | • myelopathies n. Plural of myelopathy. • MYELOPATHY n. a disease or disorder of the spinal cord or bone marrow. |
| PAMPHLETEERS | • pamphleteers n. Plural of pamphleteer. • PAMPHLETEER v. to write and/or distribute pamphlets. |
| PHENTOLAMINE | • phentolamine n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic compound used as a vasodilator, especially in certain cases of hypertension. • PHENTOLAMINE n. an adrenergic blocking agent used esp. in the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension due to pheochromocytoma. |
| SPELAEOTHEMS | • SPELAEOTHEM n. a term for depositional features, such as stalactites and stalagmites, found in caves, also SPELEOTHEM. |
| SPERMATHECAL | • spermathecal adj. Of or pertaining to a spermatheca. • SPERMATHECAL adj. of or like a spermatheca, a receptacle for storing spermatozoa in insects. |